Table 1 δ13C values in different seasons at various NCAP locations.

From: Assessment of stable carbon isotope ratios and source characterization of aerosols in ambient PM2.5 from the Indian COALESCE network

 

δ13C (‰)

Location

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

Monsoon

Post-Monsoon

Kashmir (KMR)

‒27.6 ± 0.5 (37)

‒27.2 ± 0.3 (39)

‒26.8 ± 0.4 (33)

‒27.7 ± 0.5 (17)

Mohali (MOH)

‒25.6 ± 0.6 (34)

‒26.2 ± 0.8 (30)

‒26.1 ± 0.6 (36)

‒26.5 ± 0.4 (23)

Rohtak (RTK)

‒25.9 ± 0.6 (34)

‒26.4 ± 0.8 (28)

‒26.4 ± 0.3 (32)

‒26.8 ± 0.7 (19)

Bikaner (BKN)

‒26.1 ± 0.4 (32)

‒25.8 ± 1.0 (23)

‒25.1 ± 3.2 (25)

‒26.4 ± 0.5 (20)

Bhopal (BPL)

‒26.0 ± 0.5 (46)

‒27.0 ± 0.5 (46)

‒27.0 ± 0.3 (44)

‒26.6 ± 0.4 (30)

Jorhat (JOR)

‒27.7 ± 0.3 (41)

‒27.2 ± 0.3 (38)

‒27.3 ± 0.3 (33)

‒27.5 ± 0.2 (20)

Shyamnagar (SHY)

‒26.4 ± 0.3 (45)

‒27.0 ± 0.4 (44)

‒27.4 ± 0.5 (60)

‒26.4 ± 0.6 (28)

Mysuru (MYS)

‒25.5 ± 0.4 (46)

‒26.2 ± 0.3 (46)

‒26.8 ± 0.3 (61)

‒26.1 ± 0.4 (30)

  1. *Values in bold represent the number of samples. δ13C (average) ± 1σ for different seasons reported.
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